Wheel support for a non-driven wheel of an engine propelled road vehicle

Claim 1

A preassembled support for a disc-braked non-driven wheel of an engine propelled road vehicle comprising inner and outer annular members relatively rotatable about a central axis, said annular member having confronting raceways, a plurality of rolling elements in the annular space between said raceways, each of said members having a radially directed flange, first connecting means on the flange of said outer annular member for detachably connecting the same to the vehicle, second connecting means on the flange of said inner annular member for connecting the same to the wheel and brake disc, the pitch diameter of the pitch circle of said rolling elements being at least twice the overall axial width of said annular members, said connecting means being spaced closely to the pitch circle of the rolling elements whereby forces resulting from functioning of the brake are acting at substantially the same diameter and close to forces from the wheel and reaction forces from the vehicle.